What is another word for straining?
61 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ stɹˈe͡ɪnɪŋ], [ stɹˈeɪnɪŋ], [ s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_ɪ_ŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for straining:- all (adjective)
- reaching (adjective)
- act (noun)
- distortion (noun)
- effortful (noun)
- overrefinement (noun)
- push (noun)
- straining (noun)
- tension (noun)
- tightness (noun)
- other synonyms
- adj.
- n.
Definition for Straining:
Synonyms for Straining:
adj.
•all (adjective) •reaching (adjective)n.
•act (noun) •distortion (noun) •effortful (noun) •overrefinement (noun) •push (noun) •straining (noun) •tension (noun) •tightness (noun)Other synonyms:
•adj. •n.
Paraphrases for Straining:
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Verb, gerund or present participle
draining, ruining, catching, stifling, shearing, harvesting, Distorting, challenges, waiting, suffocating, Curtailing, Encumbering, trapping, wasting, causing, lessening, exhausting, Capturing, sieving, narrowing, bending, Depleting, screening, yielding, spoiling, reducing, lowering.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Antonyms for Straining:
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Other antonyms:
effortless.
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Straining Sentence Examples:
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He kissed her passionately again and again, while she fought to be free, straining at his arms with her small white hands and trying to turn her face from him.
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Then they waited in silence, straining their ears to catch the first warning of the scout's return.
Homophones for Straining:
- straying, steering, strong, scattering, sauternes, strewing, suturing, st. irenaeus, southernness, socket wrench, storminess, streaming, string cheese, stirring, sternness, strain gage, shoestring, shattering, strenuous, string, starring, strings, star anise, sweet orange, storm sash, stringy, shoe string, steatornis, shuddering, staring, strange, sturnus, strain gauge.
Hyponym for Straining:
n.
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act
elbow grease, effort, exertion, sweat, travail.
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act